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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2000 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Columbus, IN

( Metropolitan Statistical Area )

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
060 Power Plants 2 6 5 4 8 7 5 4 6 16 12 15 17 19 31 22 179
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 23 16 12 13 11 13 8 6 5 6 8 4 6 4 13 21 169
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 5 8 6 8 6 3 3 1 2 10 4 2 9 8 18 96
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 3 9 4 1 26
073 Measuring and Testing 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 25
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 21
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 18
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 14
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 13
362 Illumination 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 12
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 12
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 10
029 Metal Working 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
384 Bearings 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
451 Abrading 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 60 51 47 52 42 39 37 33 30 38 48 45 43 64 96 91 816


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